A130 Chelmsford
4 addresses across 4 postcodes (CM2,CM3), about 6.7 km (4.1 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 6602353.
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Chelmsford costs £2,300 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 80% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Battlesbridge, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Garden Hyde Hall, is about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 52 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kingsway Surgery, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 920 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in Chelmsford in 2026-27: Band D £2,300 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,533 | £1,789 | £2,045 | £2,300 | £2,811 | £3,322 | £3,834 | £4,600 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (23% of about 2,300 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Chelmsford.
Listed buildings
- Bonteels Farm, grade II
- LACEYS FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MILESTONE AT TQ 7599, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Morelands Industrial Estate, Tileworks Lane, Rettendon: up to 92 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Morelands Industrial Estate, Tileworks Lane, Rettendon, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Bethel Tabernacle South Hanningfield Road Rettendon Chelmsford: up to 1 home, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 6 November 2026 to 9 November 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 6 November 2026 to 9 November 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 13 November 2026 to 16 November 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
- 13 November 2026 to 16 November 2026: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CM2 8UN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM3 8DY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| CM3 8HA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CM3 8HE | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 31 m and 52 m above sea level (41 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM2 8UN | 79% | 64% | 64% | 0% |
| CM3 8DY | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CM3 8HA | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| CM3 8HE | 100% | 26% | 26% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Battlesbridge 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| South Woodham Ferrers 318,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Wickford 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Chelmsford City Centre | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 32.6 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kingsway Surgery | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Village Pharmacy | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Swan Lane (Dental Surgery) | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Runwell Hospital | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Police station | Essex Police | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Your Local Cashzone | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Garden Hyde Hall 72 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,400 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,710 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hounden Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Scrub Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Sandpit Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Hanningfield Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Curry Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Spitty's Reach | Tidal water | 5 km (3.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
3 of the street's 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Chelmsford: see them on the Chelmsford page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (essex).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- CM2 8UN: 1 address of 27 in the postcode
- CM3 8DY: 1 address of 81 in the postcode
- CM3 8HA: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- CM3 8HE: 1 address of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in CM2, CM3 and across Chelmsford.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.